Surrey · Grease trap cleaning
Hog Hatch grease trap cleaning
One call covers emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Hog Hatch: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A routine grease trap service
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hog Hatch
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink units are small and fill quickly and larger traps hold more grease before they fill. We look at the trap, how much the kitchen uses it and how quickly it fills and suggest an interval that suits. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, inline grease traps and school and care home kitchens, and common reasons people get in touch are a blocked kitchen drain caused by grease and an under-sink trap that keeps filling up.
In a smaller place like Hog Hatch, commercial kitchens are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen. Smaller kitchens still collect grease behind equipment and in the drains.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Hog Hatch (GU9)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Hog Hatch: your questions answered
Will you come out to Hog Hatch?
Yes, Hog Hatch is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hog Hatch?
In Hog Hatch, it’s Waverley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Why does a grease trap need regular cleaning?
A full trap cannot catch any more grease. The grease hardens in the pipes, leading to blocked drains and smells, and can add to fatbergs in the sewer.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
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Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what grease trap cleaning won’t do:
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Hog Hatch
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. Your opening hours decide when we come to Hog Hatch, not ours.
- We start by finding the trap and checking its inlet and outlet.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- Built-up fat, oil and grease is removed from the trap.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Common problems we fix in Hog Hatch
Oil tipped down the drain instead of being collected fills a grease trap far faster than washing-up. Small amounts soon build up.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
If you look after a hall kitchen near St Mark the Evangelist Church or anywhere in Hog Hatch, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event.
Questions to ask before you book
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
Commercial kitchens in Hog Hatch
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 18 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Hog Hatch, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever food is prepared there, a periodic deep clean and a clear grease trap keep things in order. Environmental health officers from Waverley council inspect food businesses in Hog Hatch. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
School kitchens, at schools like Folly Hill Infant School for example, usually have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Fleet Community Hospital (about 4.3 miles north-west), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals.
Hog Hatch is about 2 miles north of Farnham, in Surrey. If you need grease trap cleaning in Hog Hatch, please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Hog Hatch. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small. There’s also a page for Guildford, roughly 10 miles from Hog Hatch.
Every address in GU9 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Coniston Drive, Dukes Walk and Folly Hill and the roads around them. We also cover Ewshot (1 mile north-west), Dora's Green (1 mile west), Warren Corner (1 mile west), Dippenhall (2 miles south-west) and Redlands (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (10 miles east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (8 miles north-east), Frimley (7 miles north-east), Haslemere (11 miles south) and Cranleigh (15 miles south-east).
Near you in Hog Hatch
Around Hog Hatch, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Farnham Heath End School and Weybourne LNR. For rail, the closest station is Farnham station, roughly 1.5 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Hart Shopping Centre (3.7 miles north-west) and Museum of Farnham (1.3 miles south). For a walk, there’s Farnham Park and Aunt's Pool.
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
Anything we notice beyond the trap, like a slow drain downstream, is pointed out. That may need a drainage contractor to investigate.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear so prevention is the easier route.
Why deal with it now?
Once the trap is full, grease heads for the drain. It hardens on the pipe walls, until the drain blocks. Cleaning the trap regularly is far easier than clearing a blocked drain. Around Hog Hatch, a kitchen or building out of action is missed right away.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why us?
- We’re fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A written report with photos after every visit
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hog Hatch
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.